Ripe and soft, the 2020 Bolgheri Rosso Adèo is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot (with 12 months in barrique). This is a classic interpretation of the vintage with extra sweetness and padding in terms of the wine's aromas and texture. Cherry confit and strawberry preserves mark the bouquet, and there are pretty background notes of toasted nut and spice. Drink this fun Tuscan red at your next grilled-meat barbecue. This production of 55,000 bottles will be released in September 2022.

This is packed with black currant, blackberry and plum flavors, backed by a dense spine of tannins. Reveals earth, tobacco and wild herb details as this winds down on the finish. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Best from 2024 through 2033. 10,000 cases made, 2,000 cases imported.??–BS??Region: Italy / Bolgheri Select to Add

A muscular red, bright and concentrated, with plum, blackberry, wild herbs, tobacco and iron. Shows good acidity, while the balance tips toward the lightly chewy tannins. Long, with an earthy aftertaste. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Best from 2024 through 2035. 10,000 cases made, 200 cases imported.??–BS??Region: Italy / Bolgheri Select to Add

A dense and compact style, this red features black cherry, plum and underbrush flavors, matched to a thick burr of tannins. Rustic, with a lingering aftertaste of ripe fruit. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Best from 2021 through 2028. 5,500 cases made, 400 cases imported.??–BS??Region: Italy / Bolgheri Select to Add

Setting the table for some grilled spicy sausage and a green salad, the 2017 Bolgheri Rosso Adèo is 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot, and it offers plummy ripe fruit followed by smoke or scorched earth. The aromas show slightly burned characteristics that reflect the personality of this hot and dry vintage. They also point to some of the typical themes that appear in many wines made along the Tuscan Coast where strong sunlight and soft sea breezes shape the ideal conditions for easy ripeness. Production is an ample 55,000 bottles.